Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 1AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1005 | 834 | 528 | 433 | 351 | 338 | 286 | 345 | 494 | 590 | 515 | 424 | 329 | 258 | 106 | 108 | 133 | 104 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:38AM1.54m | 1:00PM1.66m | 1:21AM1.58m | 1:42PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25PM0.46m | 6:36AM0.42m | 7:07PM0.41m | 7:20AM0.38m | 7:48PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 1005 | 834 | 528 | 433 | 351 | 338 | 286 | 345 | 494 | 590 | 515 | 424 | 329 | 258 | 106 | 108 | 133 | 104 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NNE 4 | SSW 12 | NE 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 86 | 4 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | NE 10 | NNE 4 | NE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | WSW 2 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 11 | 14 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 12 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
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